La Doganella Pitigliano
del Meleto Pitigliano, Tuscany, Italy
Travel Blogs Nearby
Lunch with a Princess? Tom's Take....
"If you keep on believing, the dreams that you wish will come true"
Cinderella
Tom's Take: Ok
I'll admit, when Sandy first
said that we were going to have lunch with a Princess in her castle my initial
reaction was, "Boy, someone sold you a bill of goods. Is Elvis going to be there
too?" I mean really, who does that kind
of stuff? We are Tom and Sandy from Colorado, not Tom and whoever ...
Lunch with a Princess
The morning after we checked into the Palazzo we met Floriana. Born and raised in Soriano, this beautiful young woman led us and our new companions on a walking tour of the village and the castle. She shared the village history in such a real manner that I half expected to see Roman soldiers awaiting us as we crossed the drawbridge into the castle. Another day, Floriana took us to meet her friend, the Princess Giada Ruspoli, and we were ...
Suzie’s Yard: much ado about olives
... sealed their fate and led them here permanently. This move led them further towards farming, originally with a small olive grove for personal use, and away from their previous jobs. Their transition to organic farmers – including vegetable boxes as well as olive oil production – took place via a gradual politicisation through growing experience, rather than a pre-existing commitment to small-scale organic food production as a principle.
The picking process is ...
Orvieto for 3 days
... 8230;well…everything …and Tracey found a special ‘18EU Tourist pass’ that would give us a tremendous saving on all the things that we were hoping to do anyway. We spoke to the attendant at the office for some time and as I was listening to her I couldn’t help but notice an ‘Australian’ accent somewhere in there…her broken English was good but she still spoke like an Italian speaking English AND she had this Aussie ...
Lunch in Orvieto
... to be- and largely unspoilt by tourism. The cathedral which is the focus of the town was beautifully decorated on the outside. Though we couldn't go and have a look inside because of some Military Parade/Service that was going on. We had a wander around the old town, down narrow lanes and under ancient archways, and then stopped for a coffee in a nice little café. Yes... Lizzie can drink coffee now- this time she took a walk on the wildside and tried ...


